EARTH SCIENCE
VOLCANOES
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Question
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Volcanoes are located far from inhabited areas.
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Eruptions are unpredictable.
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Flowing lava is impossible to outrun.
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Disaster kits are not useful in the event of an eruption.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is a major challenge to volcano preparedness? Eruptions are unpredictable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is a major challenge to volcano preparedness? Volcanoes are located far from inhabited areas. Eruptions are unpredictable. Flowing lava is impossible to outrun.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yellowstone is not overdue for an eruption. Volcanoes do not work in predictable ways and their eruptions do not follow predictable schedules.
Detailed explanation-4: -Volcanoes spew hot, dangerous gases, ash, lava, and rock that are powerfully destructive. People have died from volcanic blasts. Volcanic eruptions can result in additional threats to health, such as floods, mudslides, power outages, drinking water contamination, and wildfires.